Mario may be the biggest
video game mascot of all time, but take away his trademark facial hair and the character becomes something much more nightmare - inducing.
Mario may be the
biggest video game mascot of all time, but take away his trademark facial hair and the character becomes something much more nightmare - inducing.
The partnership between Sega's «Sonic the Hedgehog» and Archie Comics is one of the longest - running and most fruitful licensed deals in comics history, resulting in hundreds of issues based on the high -
speed video game mascot since 1993's «Sonic the Hedgehog» # 1.
This in turn helped
many video game mascots reach mainstream notoriety, which in turn helped bring in a new audience to their respective game franchises.
Despite its cross-platform release, it was most commonly associated with the PS1, becoming one of the earliest examples of a
signature video game mascot platformer that helped make that console such a success.
As the name would suggest, «Croc» is an anthropomorphic crocodile, an old - school
PS1 video game mascot that featured platforming gameplay that's not a million miles away from Spyro and Crash Bandicoot.
Also coming soon is Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the latest Olympic - themed crossover clash for the two
video game mascots.
Video game mascots have been around for almost as long has video games.
Some video game mascots have manage to transcend the bounds of video games altogether.
Video game mascots are used for these same purposes, sometimes with varying degrees of success.
Regardless of your view of
video game mascots, they're a necessity for both the industry and gamers.
Gamers in the»90s were bombarded with choice when it comes to
video game mascots.